From: Harvey Newstrom (mail@HarveyNewstrom.com)
Date: Sat May 25 2002 - 14:38:52 MDT
On Saturday, May 25, 2002, at 02:20 pm, Robert J. Bradbury wrote:
> Actually Harvey our ability to turn genes on and off is much more robust
> than you think -- Sangamo BioSciences (www.sangamo.com) is developing a
> number of tools that allow for the specific regulation of genes based
> on designer zinc-finger-proteins.
I am quite familiar with the research.
> (a) designer genomes is the way to go and can be achieved in this
> decade;
Achieved in this decade is a far cry from being available today.
> I think technological progress will rapidly take us out of the whole
> messy debate (and thrust us into a different one).
It probably will, but it hasn't yet. My sole objection was people
claiming that we already have control over the human genome now. This
is not true.... yet.
-- Harvey Newstrom, CISSP <www.HarveyNewstrom.com> Principal Security Consultant <www.Newstaff.com>
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